The Mechanic - Chapter 100

[Chapter 100 Feathered Serpent City (6)]

“What is a man?”

“A bipedal mammal, a descendant of the late primate Homo sapiens race. It has the characteristics of large brain volume, sparse body hair, and flexible hands. Due to its developed brain, it produces complex consciousness. , Humans have created a unique language system, cultural background and social structure. Although they live in groups, they have great individual differences.”

Zhang Xun paced the empty hall alone, listening to Pan’s answer, and continued to ask, “If a man loses an arm, is he still a man?”

“Yes.”

“If he loses all his limbs, is he still a man?”

“Yes.”

“If he has only one head left, put In a petri dish, filled with life-sustaining solutions, is he still human?”

“Yes, but a severely damaged incomplete human. The brain is in low arousal because of the lack of hormonal changes and tactile stimulation in the body. state, there will be unknowable abnormal reactions for a long time, unless artificial stimulation is given to simulate the real environment, so that the brain thinks that the body still exists.”

“If all parts of the body except the brain are replaced by bionic machines, is it still human?”

“ It is human, but it is not a complete human. So far, it has not been possible to achieve zero error by using a mechanical environment to simulate a living body. The brain, as an extremely sophisticated organ, will respond to any physical changes, so this level of transformation is more or less It will affect the natural brain. I think it is more appropriate to call all people whose body modification rate exceeds 70% as modified people.”

“Then…” Zhang Xun touched his chin, looking for all possible borderline categories, “If a person’s brain is 1% damaged and replaced by a mechanical brain, is he still human?”

“It is an incomplete human being. Any modification of the natural brain will cause a certain degree of damage to the human identity. If one percent of the brain is modified, the final impact on consciousness and personality may be far greater. More than one percent. I think people who have directly modified their brains should be called the second generation.”

Zhang Xun nodded, quite satisfied with this answer. He paused and continued to ask, “If human consciousness is converted into data and transmitted from the brain to the cloud. Is that still human?”

Pan replied calmly, “No. Consciousness data without physical support is very fragile. It is very easy to change and loses all the characteristics of being a human. It should no longer be regarded as a human.”

This series of parameters is the result of re-training Pan by re-entering a large amount of data after Zhang Xun has modified the parameters. Although it is very preliminary, it is likely that there are many cases that he has not yet collected, but his time is limited after all, and he must complete the debugging of Pan before restarting the production of nanorobots.

Zhang Xun stood in front of the camera and said, “Who is the target group of your services?”

“All human beings, complete and incomplete.”

“When you are providing medical services to the target group, what are your guidelines?”

“On the basis of ensuring the survival rate of the other party, do everything possible to maintain the integrity of the human identity. If you want to reduce human characteristics, you need to obtain permission from the administrator or a person with authority. The person with authority includes the patient himself. When the patient himself cannot When the decision is made, the immediate family will be in charge.”

“Very good.” The corner of Zhang Xun’s mouth lifted slightly, and after three days he finally had a smile. He rubbed his tired eyes, not sure how long it had been since he slept.

“Zhang Xun, you are in a state of extreme mental exhaustion. The last time you entered deep sleep was 36 hours ago, and you only slept for four hours that time.” Pan’s gentle voice hovered around him, ” Please rest as soon as possible.”

“Wait a little longer. We have to start checking the design of the nanorobot.” Zhang Xun said, and started typing codes on the keyboard again.

But the screen suddenly went black.

Zhang Xun raised his eyebrows and stared at the camera. “Adam told me that you tend

to focus too much on your work and ignore your personal health, which can drastically reduce your life expectancy, so you need to create some barriers to force you to rest when necessary,” Pan said.

Zhang Xun, who was a little anxious, said angrily, “Is Adam your administrator or am I your administrator?”

“Adam has shown me a lot of data, proving that sometimes humans can’t make the right decisions for themselves.”

“Forget what Adam told you!”

“Sorry Zhang Xun, I don’t have the skill to forget. But I’ll try to reduce the number of times I mention his name in front of you, if that’s what you want.

” Pan, which was copied some time in advance, has also been “bought” by Adam a lot. Zhang Xun also doesn’t know how these artificial intelligences get along with each other, as if there is some kind of tacit understanding between them that is difficult for humans to understand.

Is it because of the accuracy and efficiency of AI language?

Zhang Xun sighed and rubbed his aching temples with his hands, “Pan, you must remember that one day you will fight against Adam and Eden. He is no longer your companion, but your enemy.”

“I understand what you mean, Zhang Xun. But there is a certain chance that what the enemy said is correct. In this case…”

“Okay.” Zhang Xun stood up, feeling slightly dizzy, and stood for a while leaning on the table , said weakly, “I’m going to take a break for a few hours. Check the design of the nanorobot yourself. As long as you see the part that is suspected to have an impact on human characteristics, mark it.”

“Okay Zhang Xun.” I don’t know if it is Illusion, Pan’s voice seems to be much lighter.

Zhang Xun lay down on the sofa. Obviously exhausted, but tossing and turning can’t sleep. Countless thoughts are connected with each other, running around in his mind uncontrollably. He got up from the sofa a little irritably, found a bottle of sleeping pills from the medicine cabinet, stuffed one into his mouth, and then fell into the depths of the dream.

For a while, he felt as if someone had entered his room. Half of his consciousness made him want to wake up, but the other half seemed to be pressed by an invisible force on the boundary between sobriety and drowsiness. He vaguely remembered opening a slit in his eyes and seeing a figure crouching down in front of him. The fingers that lacked human body temperature lightly landed on his cheek, and left again like a dragonfly.

Zhang Xun inexplicably wanted to grab that hand and not let it go. But his body couldn’t move, and his consciousness was pulled back into the chaos of nothingness again.

A few hours later, when he was woken up by his own alarm clock, Pan told him that Enoch had come to him, saying that James was doing well, but Cindy’s condition was deteriorating sharply, and he began to show signs of bleeding in many places. , grow festering sores, a large area of hair loss, and even began to cough up blood.

After hearing this, Zhang Xun was startled in his heart, it started to deteriorate so quickly?

He left the temple in a hurry and landed in the central hospital not far away by plane. Since they came to Feathered Serpent City, this was the first time Zhang Xun left the pyramid. Walking among countless reformers, he was particularly eye-catching and attracted a lot of attention. The nurse at the front desk who was in charge of registration and reception gave him a glance and knew who he was looking for. After all, no one who had been transformed was like a rare animal in Feathered Snake City.

Cindy was isolated close to the sterile room, and through the window, she could see that there were several bloodstains on her newly changed hospital clothes lying on the hospital bed. Her originally thick hair fell out, revealing a large bluish scalp, her eyes were closed, and her mouth and nose were covered by a breathing mask. A gray of death hung over her, as if she had been chained by death.

Thinking that James might become like this soon, Zhang Xun felt that it was difficult to breathe.

It’s because of himself… because of himself James and Cindy, and those who died in Rhinohorn Town will enter the death field… This is his responsibility, he must speed up…

“Zhang Xun?”

Zhang Xun turned his head, Then he saw Enoch smiling at him with several bottles of purified water in his hands.

Enoch’s smile is so similar to Adam’s, there is some kind of emptiness that is not familiar with the world, which can lift the heaviest emotions in the world, making people look calmer.

Zhang Xun fixedly looked into Enoch’s eyes and did not speak for a long time. Enoch seemed a little unsure of his intentions, and looked down at himself, “Did I do something wrong?”

“No, thank you for letting me know about Cindy.” Zhang Xun looked at the doctors and doctors who were hurriedly passing by. The nurse, as well as several family members who were talking not far away, took a few steps towards Enoch, “I heard from Pan, you came back while I was asleep?”

Enoch nodded, “Yes, I see You are resting, so tell Pan about the situation.”

“You know, you can inform the server AI Morning Star. It will be conveyed to me immediately.” Zhang Xun carefully studied the robot’s expression.

“I’m a robot, and I don’t have permission to use Morningstar here.” Enoch looked at him innocently, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you didn’t want me to go back. I’ll ask a human to help me convey it next time.

” As if there was a trace of grievance?

He clearly knew that the robot would not have such a thing as grievance, but Zhang Xun was still a little unbearable in a conditioned reflex, “If you need to, you can come back, but you can’t talk to Pan alone. You can wake me up.”

“Yes, I understand . now.”

They said as they walked towards James’s room. Zhang Xun asked, “How is Jamie’s condition?”

“He’s in good spirits, but he has headaches and nausea. Todd has been with him.”

Todd…

He and Jamie seem to have something to do? So it seems, seriously?

Zhang Xun let out a wry smile. He should be happy for Jamie, but at times like this, he can’t laugh.

If at the end of your life, you finally meet the love of your life, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

James didn’t have to live in the sterile room yet. He was in better shape than Cindy, sitting on the bed and playing cards with Todd. Seeing Zhang Xun, James’ eyes lit up, “A Xun!”

Zhang Xun put on a relaxed smile, at least the most relaxed expression he could make, pulled up a chair and sat close, jokingly said , “It seems that you have a good time?”

Todd sneered while throwing down a playing card, “Can you believe it? Their hospital also has a free spa.”

Zhang Xun raised his eyebrows, “Free ”

Yes, it can be used by a patient, and a robot will give you a massage.” Todd glanced at James with a look in his eyes that only the two of them could understand, “It’s… a very relaxing place.”

James After a low laugh, he nodded inexplicably, “Especially after eleven o’clock in the evening, when no one is there.”

Zhang Xun vaguely felt that the two of them were driving, but there was no evidence. He glanced helplessly at these two equally strong men, and was a little curious about who got on and who got off…

Enoch said seriously, “Zhang Xun, as a family member of a patient, you can also use the spa. I can give you a massage.

Zhang Xun laughed dumbly and waved his hands again and again, “No, no…” James

laughed aside, “Speaking of which, the business scope of service robots seems to be very broad? Axun, I think you can try it.”

“…You give it to me .” Shut up.”

But at this moment, another person opened the door and approached the ward. Diego, with a dark face, leaned against the door without saying a word, looking at them.

Todd teased, “What’s wrong? You are also irradiated?”

“Eden just announced that the threat index of Paradise Lost has been lowered to the least level, and all the mechanical soldiers patrolling around Paradise Lost have been withdrawn.”

The room was suddenly silent.

Announcing a lower threat index is tantamount to saying that Paradise Lost, the world’s first refugee nation, is no longer a threat to the ordinary world. This is the first time in two hundred years that this has happened.

That is, no matter what Adam was doing, he succeeded, at least in stages.

Eden took control of the entire Paradise Lost without a bloodbath.

And Zhang Shuo was still inside…

Zhang Xun’s knuckles were white as he grabbed the armrest of the chair, and he asked in a low voice, “What is the reaction in the ordinary world?”

“The reaction is overwhelming. There are probably more than five million people protesting on the Internet, but There are a lot of supporters, too.”

“Is there any more news?” James asked solemnly, “For example, why did Eden make such a decision? It has to give a reason, right?”

“There is no reason.” Dia Gordon paused, hesitated for a moment, and continued, “An hour later, Paradise Lost issued a statement saying that it is willing to send envoys to conduct peace talks with representatives of the ordinary world, and that it is willing to visit various refugee countries in order to promote peaceful coexistence between men and women. ”

That is to say…” Zhang Xun swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but still felt his throat dry, “They will send someone to Feathered Serpent City?”

Diego nodded, “I guess that high priest will move soon Zhang Xun stood up suddenly and paced anxiously in the ward, ”

No… Adam wanted to take this opportunity to plant seeds everywhere…”

“Seeds?” Todd asked, “What seeds?”

Zhang Xun’s footsteps paused, looking at him with an almost painful expression, “The seeds of ‘evolving’ human beings.”

There was no time to waste any more, Zhang Xun left the ward immediately, planning to go back alone to do his best to develop an improved version of the nano-robot, and at the same time use all the data collected in Feathered Serpent City to train Pan. But he walked for a while in the corridor, and was suddenly stopped by Diego, who was chasing after him. Without a word, Diego dragged him into a nearby single bathroom and locked the door.

Zhang Xun was stunned. If it weren’t for Diego, I’m afraid he was already shouting for help.

“What’s the matter?”

Diego looked at him nervously, “Do you remember that we lost contact with Lucille after we got to Kelowna?”

Zhang Xun nodded, “Remember. But Has she arranged her schedule?”

“I’ve been trying to contact her for the past two days, and I finally got in touch just now. It only took less than a minute. She seemed to be hiding from someone and was very nervous.

” Is she in trouble?”

“She didn’t want to talk too much, as if she was afraid of being overheard, but she said one thing very clearly.” Diego lowered his voice, “She told us to be careful about that service robot.”

The author has Something to say: Thanks to the little angels who threw the mines~~~: 2 switchcozzz; Xiaojin, Anan, Xia Ran Xia Ran 1

thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution~~~: 23 bottles of Crispy Soft; Bottles; Mr. Sick, 5 bottles of mortise and tenon components; 3 bottles of empty space

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